Chocolate Chip Cookie Quest

I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's my mom's from my childhood - the Toll House cookie recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag. G isn't a huge fan of it, so I'm on the hunt for a recipe we both like. 

Attempt #2 was a recipe given to me by a fellow food-loving friend. She got it from Sally's Baking Addiction. 

Initial thoughts - decent taste but a pretty putsy recipe. 

The dough is so soft, you're supposed to refrigerate for two hours, preferably overnight. 

Her other tip was to form them in balls, then squish them into cylinders (taller than they are wide) to also help them not spread too much. 

I did both and they turned out a good size. I don't love how pale they are. The instructions said to bake until just the edges were golden and the middle would look unset. 

You're supposed to leave them on the pan for 10 minutes before taking them off to cool further. That allows them to bake more and set up. 

Still the innards seemed a little uncooked (which might be the goal for extra soft and gooey cookies). I've discovered I like my cookies a nice golden brown all over. G hasn't tasted these yet, so his vote is still undetermined.

All in all, great tasting cookies, but not my go-to cookie recipe due to the extra steps. I'll continue the hunt!